Chapter 46: Doubt; the transaction without Xie Ci's knowledge
The falling rain stopped at some point, the clouds gradually dispersed, the sky brightened, and the breeze that blew over the green mountains was stained with moisture and swirled around them.
The two looked at each other with smiles, and their emotions quickly calmed down.
Gu Guan reached out and wiped her eyes. Damn, she actually cried. This was a little different from the script she had imagined.
She glared at Xie Ci and said, "Look at you." Why be so sentimental?
Xie Ci just smiled and said nothing. After venting his emotions with her, he felt a sense of lightness in his heart.
The two men stood up, pulled the black horse over, untied the water bag, and washed the mud off their faces and hands.
Since it was wet anyway, the two men simply loosened the reins and let the black horse find grass and food on its own. They found a dry spot with some stones on the top of the hill and sat down.
On one side was the vast post-war plain where soldiers were still marching back and forth in groups of three or two. It stretched as far as the eye could see, with only the faint undulating mountain line visible at the far end. On the other side was the lush foothills, where the grass, trees and thorns had absorbed moisture and were growing lushly. The war horses ran happily to the bottom of the hillside as soon as they were untied.
The rock wasn't big, so the two of them sat half sideways, back to back. Xie Ci smiled and whispered, "I think I can protect you now."
The tone was very happy, a little bit childish.
Gu Wan couldn't help but laugh. The contrast with him these past two days was really huge, okay? "Well, you're really amazing."
She praised him.
Xie Ci smiled, and at this moment, those beautiful eyes lost all their sharpness and bloodthirstiness. They curved slightly, and looked gorgeous like two pools of clear crystal.
Xie Ci smiled for a moment, then looked up at the lush green hills and the vast grasslands and said, "I like this place, but I also hate it."
This place carries the glory of the Xie family, the achievements and honors of his father and brothers. Generations of Xie family members shed their blood here. This is Xie Ci's second hometown. His father and brothers once rode past here, becoming famous all over the world and admired by thousands of people.
But he also hated this place because his father and brother were wrongfully convicted here, their lives cut short, their bodies torn apart, and their family torn apart. The turmoil has not subsided since then.
"When I was little, my older brothers often took me to the mountains to hunt, collect pine nuts, climb mountains and wade through rivers. We often didn't return home for several days."
He was naughty and rolled around like a mud monkey, and was scolded by the old man when he got home.
The eldest brother had to carry a special bundle of clothes on his back, and he would knock on his head as he walked, saying that he had added a lot of work to his workload.
When he could no longer walk, his second brother took charge of carrying him. He slapped his butt as they walked and complained that he had eaten too much. Xie Ci hit his second brother on the head, and his second brother threw him down. The two brothers then chased each other for a while, laughing and scolding each other over and over again.
As for the third brother, he was a nerd and they were not willing to take him out to play. At most, they would go back and give him one of the roasted pine cones.
But the third brother was a bad guy. He grabbed the pine cones before they were roasted and rushed to eat them. Xie Ci didn’t even eat as much as him!
"At that time, my eldest brother dug a pit to use as a stove, and my second brother went to the stream to skin wild animals. He peeled them very quickly, peeling off a piece with one tear."
Xie Ci gestured and said that he learned the skill of skinning prey from his second brother.
In fact, it was not Xie Ci’s first time to go to the battlefield. His second brother had secretly taken him there.
"It's just that after my second brother got married and became a father, he didn't like to go out so much. He went with my second sister-in-law."
Xie Ci grinned: "But I'm going with you."
He insisted on going with her, and the second sister-in-law dragged him along. The second brother had no choice but to hit him on the head and scold him before taking him along.
Xie Ci told Gu Wan about his childhood in detail. At that time, he was really happy and comfortable. The carefree and happy feeling as if he was flying could be heard from his tone.
The two looked down the slope. After Qin Ying got off the mound, Qin Guan, who had dismounted, immediately hugged her. The brother and sister, along with their younger sister Qin Wenxuan, talked and laughed with Wei Zhen and the others, leading their horses farther and farther away.
Qin Ying was wearing a black light armor, holding a scabbarded long sword in her hand and walking beside the horse, holding the reins. She looked particularly heroic. In the heavy rain, she was her true appearance. She was looking up and talking to Qin Guan with a smile. The sunlight shone on her face. She had jet-black hair, white skin like jade, bright eyes and cool teeth, which were dazzling.
Gu Wan was also bright and beautiful, but she had a more casual temperament, with curved willow-shaped eyebrows and delicate features. Qin Ying, on the other hand, had truly beautiful eyebrows and eyes, a heroic demeanor, and her features were majestic, bright, and compelling.
This is Gu Guan’s favorite look.
"Second sister-in-law is so beautiful!"
The second brother, Xie Yan, was the tall, handsome, and resolute young man in Gu Wan's memory who was always gentle to his family. The scene that the original owner left the deepest impression on Gu Wan was him holding the child high in front of the courtyard gate, the girl laughing, his hearty laughter, and Qin Ying leaning against the courtyard wall and looking at the father and daughter with a smile.
Gu Guan looked up at the towering green mountains and drifting clouds. Beyond them lay the Yinshan Mountains. She had been here before in a past life, on a graduation trip with a large group of classmates, bringing along all their families. A group of forty or fifty young people, they had climbed over the Great Yinshan Mountains, roared out across the prairie, and then gone horseback riding and barbecued, their youthful energy overflowing with laughter and joy.
well.
Who doesn’t have a past? Xie Ci has one, and so does she. There are good and bad, laughter and tears.
Gu Guan quickly shook her head to stop thinking about it. She had told herself again and again that these were things of the past. She had said that she should let go of the past and live in the present.
However, Gu Wan didn't have time to adjust his melancholy mood, as Xie Ci suddenly drove it away.
"Actually, I think my second sister-in-law is more beautiful than my third sister-in-law." Qin Ying is simply perfect in line with Gu Wan's aesthetic standards.
Gu Wan sighed. She had just wanted to find something to say to divert her attention. She had not expected Xie Ci to reply. After all, it was not appropriate for a brother-in-law to comment on his sister-in-law's appearance.
Unexpectedly, Xie Ci glanced at Qin Ying, then quickly looked at her again, and suddenly said: "Really? But I think you are more beautiful."
"I think," he paused, lowered his eyes, then quickly raised them to look at her, and finally held his breath a little: "You are the most beautiful person in the world."
No matter whether her hair turns black or white, or her face becomes old and haggard, there is no one in this world more beautiful than her.
He shut up, glanced at her quickly, and stood up: "...I'll go back first. Uncle Qin and the others are probably looking for me."
The breeze was blowing gently, and they were back to back. Her words touched him, and he suddenly spoke out what was in his heart.
It was true that he wanted to go back, but it was also true that he couldn't sit still. Xie Ci's heart was pounding. He stood up, rushed down the hill, jumped on the horse, and quickly kicked the horse's belly and drove away.
Gu Wan on the hill: "..."
What the hell? What does that mean? Why is he praising her all of a sudden? She was stunned for a moment, and all her melancholy disappeared in an instant.
Gu Guan suddenly looked up, and Xie Ci rode forward quickly without looking back to wave to her. He also rushed forward to take Wei Zhen, Qin Guan and the others with him.
Gu Wan: “???”
Although it was a bit strange to compliment her on her beauty, it was okay because she had also complimented him on his handsomeness, and his tone in the first sentence was quite normal. Gu Wan also felt that his face was indeed beautiful, and it was at another peak level of fairy-like beauty, so it was not surprising to be praised.
But why did you run away after saying that? It felt so fucking weird running away.
Gu Wan felt like she was struck by lightning. She was so frightened that she quickly jumped up and said, "...Hey! Why are you running? Don't you need to paint your face?"
Xie Ci laughed heartily, his laughter was more cheerful than ever before. He turned around and waved at her, "Then come quickly——"
All of a sudden, everything seems to be back to normal.
It is normal to have some setbacks when you achieve success and fulfill a long-cherished wish.
Gu Wan patted his chest and said, "It's okay, it's okay. She was scared to death."
If it was really what she thought, she didn't know what to do? Fortunately, fortunately.
She quickly put on her helmet, hurriedly pulled the horse back, and climbed on top. "Hey! Wait for me——"
…
What Xie Ci has to deal with next is, of course, the aftermath of the war.
This battle shook the world, and I am afraid that the news will soon spread throughout the country. As soon as Lu Xinyi, Zheng Shoufang and others have time, they will definitely come to plunder him.
After a brief tidying up, Xie Ci and his party galloped back to the main army. The Lingzhou Army, Suzhou Army and others had just finished setting up camp, and he quietly entered.
He walked quickly into the tent with his military boots on. Qin Xian, Chen Yan and others were already waiting there.
Qin Xian immediately asked, "Major General, who should we choose to be the Major General in Black Armor?"
Xie Ci already had a candidate in mind: "Qin Yong."
Qin Yong: “…”
He panicked: "I can't do it. How can I be a major general in black armor? I..."
But Qin Xian, Chen Yan and the others took a look at Qin Yong and thought it was a good fit. Qin Xian pushed his son and said, "Hurry up! They should be here soon—"
Qin Yong was pushed and forced out.
Then Xie Ci called out to more than a dozen young people including Chen Lang, Wei Zhen, Liang Zhen, Su Wei, and anyone who had gone to Malian Road Crossing that day.
The entire Xie family army, including the former members of the Xie family, started to operate at high speed with Xie Ci as the core.
It’s like a new soul has been injected again. They were united before but now they are more united than ever before. Their hearts must be calm again. This is an invisible will. They are the Xie family army!
Qin Yong was very nervous, but he had no choice but to go ahead. Fortunately, Wei Zhen, Chen Lang and others helped him. Just when he finished, someone from the deputy commander's headquarters arrived.
It turned out that not only Lu Xinyi and Zheng Shoufang, but even the third and fourth princes were curious about the Black-armored Major General. After they set up camp again, they summoned him as soon as possible.
Qin Xian and Chen Yan went with Qin Yong, Chen Lang, Wei Zhen, Liang Zhen, Su Wei, and more than a dozen of their nephews and nephews. They all agreed that this was their joint discovery and strategy, and that Qin Yong was just a bit more skilled in fighting.
The third and fourth princes were a little disappointed. They asked Qin Yong to perform, and it seemed that he performed quite well, so they rewarded him, commended him for his merits, and let him go back.
Lu Xinyi and Zheng Shoufang's faces darkened, and they immediately stopped Qin Yong and the others. Zheng Shoufang looked at these young people with a gloomy face, "I don't think it's right. We are still short of some people."
But the Xie family was a taboo, and no one would bring it up. Even though they knew it was wrong, they just knew it. Qin Xian immediately retorted: "Of course we need more people. Everyone has made contributions in this battle. Aren't we going to station troops there?"
The situation was tense, but ended in vain.
Afterwards, Zheng Shoufang and Lu Xinyi came to the East Camp where the Lingyunsu Dingzhou Army was located many times to inspect the soldiers and armor. Even Xun Xun came, and the latter had a gloomy and sinister look in his eyes. However, since Xie Ci was not there, they did not find anything.
Finally, the neutral Duke of England, Cheng Lizhang, stepped in to smooth things over. "Alright, alright, it's a great blessing for our Great Wei to have this rising star! The East Camp is almost done, let's go to the South Camp."
He praised Qin Yong a few words and stopped the aggressive Zheng Shoufang. The patrolling generals finally left the East Camp and went to the South Camp, and the limelight of the incident had finally passed.
"alright."
Xie Ciren was in a cowhide tent a little further away. It was evening now, and the sky was covered with thick gray clouds, which had already turned dark in the twilight. But today there was a sunset, and the last remnants of red dyed half the sky a layer of crimson. The dark and red were intertwined, and torches had been raised in the camp.
Xie Ci lifted a line of the curtain and took in everything in the distance. In the dim light, the twilight and the torches reflected on his dark pupils, a spot of blood-red, and his face was as cold and hard as if it had been frozen.
Unlike Qin Yong who felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, Xie Ci had experienced the death of his father and brother, and the weight of many things had changed.
He had already gotten what he wanted in this battle.
As Zheng Shoufang and his group walked further and further away, Xie Ci coldly withdrew his gaze and lowered the curtain, "Let's go to Guiyichuan."
…
After the military affairs were settled, Xie Ci immediately set out for Guiyichuan.
A group of fast horses galloped silently in the night, stopped more than ten miles before arriving at Guiyi Prefecture, dismounted and went over the mountain.
"Master, the person is just ahead."
Xie Yun followed closely beside Xie Ci, and behind them followed Xie Ping, Xie Qi, Xie Feng, and Xie Zi, four carefully selected young leaders of the Xie Kar-wai family.
The Xie Jiawei people have a very simple background. In addition to the family guards who have followed the Xie family for generations, there are also descendants of severely disabled soldiers who were taken in and cared for by Xie Ci's father and grandfather. In fact, the former are also like this. Generation after generation of people make up the Xie Jiawei, and many of them are given the surname Xie, such as Xie Liang, the original leader of the Xie Jiawei, and Xie Yun, both of whom were named by Xie Ci's father.
Their loyalty is very high, and many of them have watched Xie Ci grow up. On the night they found Xie Ci, they cried bitterly in private, and the next day they changed the name of the Fourth Young Master to "Master".
Xie Yun selected Xie Ping and four others overnight, and Xie Ci arranged them into his guards.
They are now in the mountains and forests near Guiyi Prefecture.
The Hu people who returned to Yizhou were sent to the army at that time and had received a temporary conscription order. After Qin Xian, Chen Yan and others vigorously argued for it, they were officially incorporated into the Wei army.
Outside, things were in chaos and the tense standoff with Beirong was still going on, but Xie Ci had silently arrived at the dark mountains. In the valley, a faint yellow light was visible.
——The “man” Xie Yun mentioned was Yeheguqing, the son of Yeheqin, the leader of the Tuoedun tribe.
At that time, in the surging battle, covered in blood, fighting tirelessly, when they finally broke through the encirclement and counterattack of the Northern Rong army and the momentum began to become clear, Xie Ci and Xun Xiao immediately began to look for the Tuoedun tribe.
Xie Ci rushed into battle twice and finally succeeded in capturing the Yehe Ancient Chime, the son of the leader of the Tuoedun tribe. He threw it to Xun Xiao, who immediately took the Yehe Ancient Chime and left the battlefield first.
Now they finally have time to interrogate this person!
The sound of military boots hitting the ground was powerful and rapid. Xie Ci was wearing heavy black armor and a large black cloak. As soon as he arrived, the wooden door opened immediately and Xie Ci stepped into the hunter's hut.
This Yehe ancient chime has been moved to the hunter's hut, and seven or eight people in the hut are guarding it closely.
However, the result of the interrogation was somewhat unexpected.
This Yehe ancient chime is too young.
"Tell me! Where exactly is the Great Wei Border Province that trades with your Tuo'edun tribe? And who are the people you're trading with?!"
A basin of ice-cold stream water was poured over his head, and the bearded Beirong man burst into tears. Then they immediately discovered the clue. Xie Yun pulled the whole beard off the man!
Gu Wan: Damn, she’s not the only one who loves to play with high-end imitation makeup.
Oh no, it's disguise.
Yehe Guqing did not disguise himself very much, but the winters of the Northern Rong people were very cold and there were many mosquitoes, so many of them grew beards. In addition, most of them had dark skin and thick hair, so with a beard, they didn't even need to wear makeup.
This Yehe Guqing was only a teenager of fourteen or fifteen years old, his skin not yet fully tanned. He had been beaten, starved, and tied up for several days. When cold water was poured on him, his stomach and intestines cramped, and he soon couldn't hold on any longer. "...I'll tell you, I'll tell you! But you must let me go!"
Gu Wan didn't understand the babble of Beirong language, but Xie Ci knew a little, so he whispered it to her and asked Xie Ping to translate for her.
Xun Xiao smiled sinisterly and kicked him hard in the chest. Yehe Guqing howled in pain.
In fact, for the Beirong people, hiding the identity of the person behind the scenes was more malicious. They hoped that as many people as possible would be found in the Wei Dynasty with ulterior motives and problems. Although the other party hid their identity, the Beirong would also investigate, and they certainly did not want to step into the enemy's trap.
As the cold dagger pierced into his chest inch by inch and blood gushed out, it was easy to make a choice.
But the problem was that this Yehe Guqing was too young. He knew about the private transaction with the Wei Dynasty, but he was too young at the time, between eight or nine years old and eleven or twelve years old. He didn't even know the exact state or specific names.
This was his first time on the battlefield, and he even put on a beard to prevent the Wei people from thinking he was a soft persimmon, and then he was captured.
"It's Suzhou, no...it's Shuofang, ah—Fanyang! Fanyang—"
The nonsense this young man from Beirong talked was soon discovered. He curled up on the ground, staring at Xie Ci, the leader, with vicious eyes!
Xie Ci's face was as gloomy as water. He sneered and raised his foot to crush his face with his boot.
The latter struggled and screamed in pain, with blood dripping from one of his eyes.
…
In the middle of the night, Xie Ci and the others finally came out of the hunting lodge.
The dark clouds finally dispersed, the starlight was a little dim, and the sound of cicadas could be heard faintly. It turned out that summer had arrived quietly without us noticing.
Their people set up tents on the flat grass on the left. The smell of realgar powder for snake repellent and lemongrass for mosquito repellent was a bit strong.
Xie Ci's face was gloomy, while Xun Xiao's brows were sinister, and he kicked the big tree with twisted roots in front of him hard.
The whole tree trembled, and the birds flew away in fright with a "crack".
In fact, this result was somewhat beyond their expectations.
This is stuck.
I thought I was about to find out who was behind this! The capture process was also very smooth, but in the end, it got stuck on the last thin layer of paper.
I couldn't go up or down in one breath.
The disappointment in my heart is indescribable.
But Xie Ci glanced at the out-of-control Xun Xiao, took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, smiled at Gu Wan, and said in a slow voice, "It's okay, I'll catch another one when I get back."
Several major clan nobles in the Yeheqin and Tuoedun tribes must know about it.
Isn’t it?
Now with this shortcut, it is much better than before.
Gu Guan nodded, Xie Ci let out a breath and looked up at the sky. It was already very late at night. He concealed his emotions and even comforted Gu Guan and Qin Ying with a few gentle words.
After that, the order was given to rest, and everyone divided up their tents and went to rest.
…
However, Xun Xiao soon came to find Qin Ying and Gu Wan.
"Yehqin had four sons, but the first three didn't survive. Yehguqing was the only one he managed to raise."
In other words, Yehe Guqing is an only son.
"If we use the Yehe Ancient Chime to trade with the Tuoedun tribe, Yeheqin will definitely tell us the exact information."
Early in the morning, Xun Xiao quietly looked for Qin Ying, and finally for Gu Wan.
Xun Xiao's voice was hoarse, his burned eyes were twisted and his gaze was sinister under his hood. He hadn't slept all night last night.
The birds in the woods chirped. Gu Guan was halfway through washing her face when she wiped away the water droplets on her face.
"You mean...trading with Beirong without Xie Ci's knowledge?"
Gu Guan is so smart that he understood it almost immediately.
In the cabin, besides Xun Xiao, there were also Qin Xian's men and Xie Jiawei.
On the day Xie Ci called Xie Jiawei back, on the day Xie Jiawei changed his words and the Fourth Young Master burst into tears for his master, Xie Ci then said to Xie Yun and the others, "From now on, her words shall be my command!"
Xie Yun and others responded loudly. They were also very grateful to Gu Guan. They greeted her again and addressed her as "Fourth Young Master's Madam" on the spot, which made Gu Guan a little embarrassed. After all, after June, she would no longer be that lady.
But these names are just idle talk, the focus is on the previous sentence.
Gu Guan has the power to dispatch and command Xie Jiawei in the cabin.
Gu Wan hissed, and Xun Xiao said coldly, "Who knows what will happen next time?"
Xun Xiao didn't want to wait any longer, he was impatient. Xun Xiao was different from Xie Ci, he almost immediately came up with another idea that was completely different from Xie Ci's.
But what he said does make sense.
There are too many variables, who knows what the next battle will be like. Lu Xinyi or Zheng Shoufang have already plotted once, who knows what they will do the second time?
The most crucial one is the Beirong. Xun Xun has been lurking and deploying for many years. Who knows what hidden chess pieces Huyan De and he have not yet used?
Moreover, Yeheqin lost his only son this time, so he will definitely be much more vigilant next time. He may even seek help from Huyan De, the King of Beirong. The difficulty will at least increase exponentially.
We should get the definite answer now and point the finger at the person behind the scenes. Both sides are in the open and no one is in the dark. It is best not to miss the opportunity.
Gu Wan restrained her smile. She thought for about a second and said, "Okay!"
The author has something to say:
Haha, I was laughing the whole time while writing the first part. Today was also a fat day. Hehe, see you tomorrow, babies! Kiss~ (/≧▽≦)/
Finally, I also want to thank "xuchenyin" for throwing the rocket launcher, heart firing! !
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Haha and the big babies who are irrigating Wenwen with nutrient solution!
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